Cingular

Sitting here with my new Treo just amazed at Cingular. Good and bad. The good being they updated their data plans and instead of an outrageous $30 for 10 megs it’s now $25 for unlimited so I can now surf all the Internet I want and even get my laptop hooked up via bluetooth and surf the Internet when I don’t have a WiFi connection and I won’t have to worry about the costs or my limits.
The bad, the main reason for me to call, is a $18 promotional fee that showed up on the bill. According to them when you see an ad on their site for a free phone or a phone on sale you have to pay them for the promotion. So, the buyer pays their advertising cost, scandalous. Crazy, I could see a lawsuit coming from this very soon. If your a lawyer give me a call. Cingular rebutted all my complaints with, you agreed to the terms posted on the site. Stryker maybe this could be your complaint letter. I am not as pissed as I could be since I knew there was the charge but I originally thought it was the activation fee.
At least I have unlimited transfers, for $5 less then I was going to pay for a crappy 10 megs.

About the Author, Dan Cameron:

I'm the owner and solution engineer at Sprout Venture, a web solutions company that specializes in web development including WordPress.

I started my first blog in 2003 and transitioned to WordPress in 2004. Since moving to WordPress I've written a few plugins and themes for public consumption. Lately I'm busy engineering/building/coding and have only been able to share a few code snippets.

If you're in need of some web development, web design or custom WordPress plugins and/or themes contact me, I'll be happy to discuss it with you.

Read More »

  • Dan
    OSX.
  • Hey, before you use it for your laptop (over bluetooth) be sure that the unlimited data covers ALL data, not just data used on the device (phone) itself. Sometimes they call this tethered/untethered devices. This is why I still moved to T-Mobile even after ATT started offering "unlimited" for $25; they specifically say that that is only data on the phone; paired devices still pay extra per KB. I only bring it up since I know Cingular merged with ATT, so you may want to check that policy before you get another surprise on your bill.
blog comments powered by Disqus